Cuban agent's transfer draws Havana's ire
Friday 30 July 2010
by Tom Mellen Havana slammed the US authorities on Thursday for transferring one of the Miami 5's efforts to mount a legal appeal.
National Assembly president Ricardo Alarcon reported that FBI agents threw Gerardo Hernandez Nordelo, one of the imprisoned counter-terrorist agents, into "the Hole" of the Victorville high security prison in California on July 21.
"The Hole" is a six by three-foot punishment cell that Mr Hernandez now shares with another inmate.
Mr Alarcon said Mr Nordelo has been suffering from a "serious illness" since April. "Gerardo's health is in danger, and the United States is responsible for this situation," he said.
"He also seems to suffer blood pressure problems - he is just 45, but has lived in very difficult conditions for 12 years without any medical treatment."
Mr Alarcon said Washington was aware that he had been requesting a medical examination since April for poor health, but the prisoner was only allowed to see a doctor on July 20.
http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/index.php/news/content/view/full/93482The Cuban Five's crime was to report on terrorist activities by anti-Castro terror organizations, activities that violated US laws.